A Patient Has Been in the Intensive Care Unit for 10

question 7

Multiple Choice

A patient has been in the intensive care unit for 10 days after a traumatic injury requiring intubation and multiple blood transfusions.The patient now has assessment findings consistent with protein malnutrition.Which laboratory result would the nurse evaluate as supporting this diagnosis?

• A)Prealbumin level 15 mg/dL
• B)Transferrin level 325 mcg/dL
• C)BUN level 10 mg/dL
• D)Albumin level 4 g/dL

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